Job Description:

Are you a Health and Safety Advisor with experience in Civils, Surfacing or Highways? We are looking for someone now in Tottenham, North London!

• Location: London
• Job Type: Full-time

Join our client as a Health and Safety Advisor, where you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety of our teams working across London boroughs. If you are passionate about promoting safety in a dynamic highways and civil engineering environment, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Safety First: Provide competent health and safety advice and guidance across the business, helping teams understand and implement safe systems of work.
• Audit & Investigate: Conduct health and safety audits, inspections, and incident investigations, identifying root causes and supporting effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Mentor & Influence: Coach and guide employees at all levels to strengthen a positive safety culture and drive continual improvement.
• RAMS & Safe Systems: Undertake and review risk assessments, develop and review method statements, and support compliance to agreed controls and procedures.
• Incident & Data Management: Support the investigation and reporting of incidents (including accidents, service strikes, and near misses) and maintain meaningful performance data and trends.
• Compliance & Legal Register: Contribute to compliance evaluations, support legal compliance processes, and help maintain a clear and effective legal register.
• Operational Collaboration: Work closely with contracts managers, supervisors, and site teams to ensure health and safety policies and procedures are applied consistently.
• Reporting: Support the reporting of QHSE performance and emerging risks to the wider health and safety team and management.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Essential Qualifications: NEBOSH Construction Certificate (minimum); NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent is strongly desirable.
• Essential Experience: Proven experience as a Health & Safety Advisor within highways, civil engineering, utilities, or street works. Strong practical experience in managing health and safety in environments involving underground services.
• Knowledge & Competence: Strong ability to provide clear, practical health and safety advice in operational settings and influence positive behaviour. Confident in communicating with various levels of staff-supportive, constructive, and able to challenge where needed.
• Other Requirements: Full UK driving licence.

Benefits:

• Leading competitive industry salary
• Car allowance
• Excellent benefits / perks
• Opportunity for professional development

To apply for this Health and Safety Advisor position, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.